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Israel
Located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, Israel is the only Jewish-majority state in the world. It has a total land area of 22,072 sq km with an estimated population of approximately 7.7 million as of 2010.
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Jerusalem is part of the southern Levantine which is called the "Holy Land" and the "Land of Israel". Currently, the city is legally divided between the States of Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
If you are asking from an Israeli Perspective, Jerusalem is part of Israel's Central Region.
Does Israel still have a monarchy?
Israel had a king over 3,000 years ago...
Right now it is ruled by a democratic government and has a president that has only representative duties.
Israel has a unicameral, multiparty parliament, with members elected by vote of all
citizens, including Christian, Druze, Muslim, Baha'i, Jewish, atheist, and others, both
male and female. At the time of this writing (February 2011), the coalition government
is headed by the Likud party, and the Prime Minister is Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel
has not had a revolution or a military takeover since its founding 63 years ago ...
something odd by Middle East standards.
A lot of this can be found in newspapers. We recommend them.
How long does it take to drive from Tel Aviv to eilat?
This is one of those how long is a piece of string questions - it strongly depends on the time of day and the end points. The distance between the two cities is roughly 60Km.
My experience of 16 years of commuting between the two cities is that without traffic from city border to city border is roughly 40-45 mins without traffic. On top of that add in the distance within the cities - both can have awful traffic. However, in morning rush hour (leaving Jerusalem 0630-0900) then expect 1.5 hours or more (depending where you are going to and which main highway you are using)
What do you call the settling of Jewish outside of Israel?
Judaism is the religion of Jews. There is also the Jewish nation. However, it doesn't matter where in the world a Jew lives, they are 100% Jewish and 100% a part of the Jewish nation.
It should be noted that there are some countries today which actively prevent Jewish citizenship, Jewish property ownership, and other fundamental rights to Jews in a way that differs from whatever rights are granted to the majority population. Thankfully, though, such countries are in the minority today.
Answer:As to the question of whether the Torah permits us to live outside of Israel, the answer is that Jews live outside of Israel only as a less-desirable stopgap situation, because of various exigencies.What do Jews think of the holy land?
Jews believe that God promised the Holy Land to the Jewish people as an eternal inheritence (Genesis 28:10-14). They also believe that the land itself has a special character because of the Divinely-Created relationship between it and the Jewish people.
yes and no but you need to understand that Palestinians are oppressed people because of the Israeli occupation and the expansion of land so they have been at war over territory & identity. There are Palestinians who are extremely nice & some who not nice at all so there is a bit of everything and that goes with everyone that's the world we live in.
What Middle Eastern country shares the Dead Sea with Israel?
The Middle Eastern country that shares the Dead Sea with Israel is Jordan.
Why is Israel important to judaism?
israel is important because in israel the bible began and ended, an din israel Jesus was born and crucified.
Commerce point connects between middle east, Africa, Asia to Europe.
they helped us
What towns in Israel did Jesus visit?
Jerusalem was probably the only "city" he visited, although Nazareth is referred to as a city by Matthew and Luke, Capernaum is called a city by Mark and Luke, Bethlehem is called a city by Luke, as is Nain, and Bethsaida.....
Other than Jerusalem, these places were not "cities" by any definition.... they were towns, and even villages, of small populations.
What are some reasons why Egypt and Israel were enemies?
This question should be asked of Syria and Israel.
I think this is the historical roots of conflicts and hostilities. I predict that when I go next time officials of the old countries of the region. And replaced with younger ones to be on all these problems and hostilities.
Judah was a kingdom that existed during the Iron Age. It was located in Asia in what is now Israel.
What can you buy with 20 shekels in Israel?
Maybe you can buy the crumbs of felafel off of someone's shirt for a shekel, but generally, a shekel is too small of an amount of money to buy anything. It is barely worth more than a USD quarter and Israeli prices are roughly the same as US prices.
A bottle of soda or a bag of chips might cost between 3-7 shekels.
What is Israel's legislature called?
Israel is a Parliamentary Democracy. Legislative branch:unicameral Knesset (120 seats; political parties are elected by popular vote and assigned seats for members on a proportional basis; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last held on 10 February 2009 (next scheduled election to be held in 2013)
Why isn't Joseph a tribe of Israel?
Joseph is not in the 12 tribes of Israel. Jacob, who is known as Israel has 12 sons...
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun,
Joseph and Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
So logically, 12 tribes of Israel would bore these names...
But no...
The tribe of Levi was given/consecrated to the LORD (Num 3:11-13) and were not to be counted. The consecration of this tribe did not originate in the legislative wisdom of Moses, but in the special appointment of God, who chose them as substitutes for the first-born.
Excluding Levi and including Joseph there are only 11 tribes, but because Joseph is represented by each of his two sons, (Ephraim and Manasseh), who were given the status of independent tribes, it means that there are 12 tribes.
This is their formation around the Tabernacle and in order of their marches;
The Eastern Tribes : Judah, Issachar and Zebulun
The Southern Tribes : Reuben, Simeon and Gad
The Western Tribes : Ephraim, Manasseh and Benjamin
The Northern Tribes : Dan, Asher and Naphtali
What is the meaning of the colors on the Israel flag?
Reuben: red
Simeon: green
Levi: black, red
Judah: sky blue
Issachar: bluish black
Zebulun: white
Dan: sapphire blue
Gad: gray
Naphtali: burgundy
Asher: Pearl
Joseph: black
Benjamin: mix of all the tribes
When did Joshua start to lead over israel?
Joshua became the leader at the age of 82 and led the Israelites for 28 years. See also:
Why Israel is sacred for Jews?
Israel is the Jewish homeland. Jews were expelled from their homeland in 70 CE by the Romans, and have been treated very badly in many different countries for nearly 2000 years.
Jewish prayers and hearts have yearned to return to Israel for millenia.
Israel represents a haven for Jews to escape persecution and mistreatment.
How long after Jerusalem's walls were breached did the city fall to the Babylonians?
Thirty days. The siege beforehand lasted two and one-half years.
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What job did the men do in Ancient Israel?
The people based their livelihood mainly on agriculture and herding livestock, though there were also fisher-folk, tradespeople, crafts-workers, functionaries such as judges and teachers, etc.
In terms of economic classes in the populace, the more wealthy could typically include those close to the king.
Middle income could include tradespeople, merchants and artisans; and the least income would be that of unskilled laborers. Farmers would in many cases be low to middle-income.
Hundreds of thousands of Arabs fled or were forced to leave Israel
Where did the Israeli slaves go from Egypt?
They went into the Sanai Desert and lived as nomads for forty years before entering the land of Canaan, which would later become the nation of Israel.
The Negev Desert of Israel is a hot desert.
The Negev Desert of Israel is a hot desert.
Do the Jewish people have a country?
If they do, it would be Israel, set up after WW II to give the Jews their ancestral homeland.
yes its called israel
What city do both Israelis and Palestinians claim to be their capital?
Yes, they do.
See the related question on why that might be.
